Decision Scorecard: Who Came Out on Top in the Travel Ban Ruling

— -- The headlines out of the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals' ruling on President Donald Trump's controversial travel ban immediately focused on the decision to allow a temporary restraining order on refugees and citizens of seven predominately Muslim nations to remain in place.

Justice Department attorneys defended the executive order while lawyers from the states of Minnesota and Washington sought to maintain the restraining order and allow travel for these individuals to continue.

The court's decision was more complex than a simple "yes" or "no." The preliminary ruling, which will not be the final word on the order, laid out which side was successful in arguing each point of contention.

Here's a scorecard, point by point, examining the winners in Thursday's decision: